SYRACUSE-- New York Air National Guard Col. John R. O'Connor, the commander of the 174th Attack Wing, speaks to wing members who are going on duty Monday, April 8, at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York, to serve as a response force after the solar eclipse. The New York National Guard is positioning 150 Soldiers and Airmen, along with 36 vehicles across three locations to aid state or local authorities with any events surrounding the eclipse if asked, as well as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter and aircrew.
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Spectrum News -- Wed, 12 Mar 2025 Additional pay approved for National Guard members deployed to N.Y. state prisons (video) ROCHESTER, N.Y. Following the end of a correction worker strike at various prisons across New York state that lasted 22 days, whats next for the members of the National Guard who stepped... (more)
NationalGuard.mil, -- Wed, 12 Mar 2025 New York National Guard Helps Fight Long Island Blaze WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. When a massive wildfire threatened Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base March 8, the New York Air National Guards 106th Rescue Wing went into action to defend... (more)
News 12 Bronx -- Thu, 20 Feb 2025 Video shows National Guard helicopters land on ballfield in Port Morris The incident was reported as happening on Third Avenue. UPDATE: The mayor's office tells News 12 the helicopters were from the National Guard and in response to the corrections officers... (more)